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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying consistent medication information comprising: creating an electronic drug reference table comprised of medication information; receiving an electronic formulary comprising formulary medication information; creating an electronic formulary file comprising medication information content, wherein the medication information content comprises a combination of the electronic drug reference table and the electronic formulary; and displaying the medication information content.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medication information is obtained from one or more drug manufacturers.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of administration of medication.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of prescribing medication.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of computerized prescription order entry.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic formulary is received from a hospital.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic formulary is received from a pharmacy.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the creating of the electronic formulary file further comprises applying one or more rules that ensure the medication information content and appearance is consistent and accurate.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the creating comprises providing a hospital setup tool that enables a user to modify and approve medication information content to be placed into the electronic formulary file.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the medication information content displayed is based on patient orders for a specified patient.
11. An apparatus for displaying consistent medication information in a computer system comprising: means for creating an electronic drug reference table comprised of medication information; means for receiving an electronic formulary comprising formulary medication information; means for creating an electronic formulary file comprising medication information content, wherein the medication information content comprises a combination of the electronic drug reference table and the electronic formulary; and means for displaying the medication information content.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the medication information is obtained from one or more drug manufacturers.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of administration of medication.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of prescribing medication.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of computerized prescription order entry.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the electronic formulary is received from a hospital.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the electronic formulary is received from a pharmacy.
18. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the means for creating the electronic formulary file comprises means for applying one or more rules that ensure the medication information content and appearance is consistent and accurate.
19. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the means for creating comprise means for providing a hospital setup tool that enables a user to modify and approve medication information content to be placed into the electronic formulary file.
20. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the medication information content displayed is based on patient orders for a specified patient.
21. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for displaying consistent medication information, the method comprising: creating an electronic drug reference table comprised of medication information; receiving an electronic formulary comprising formulary medication information; creating an electronic formulary file comprising medication information content, wherein the medication information content comprises a combination of the electronic drug reference table and the electronic formulary; and displaying the medication information content.
22. The article of manufacture of claim 21 , wherein the medication information is obtained from one or more drug manufacturers.
23. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of administration of medication.
24. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of prescribing medication.
25. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the medication information content is displayed at a time of computerized prescription order entry.
26. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the electronic formulary is received from a hospital.
27. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the electronic formulary is received from a pharmacy.
28. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the creating of the electronic formulary file further comprises applying one or more rules that ensure the medication information content and appearance is consistent and accurate.
29. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the creating comprises providing a hospital setup tool that enables a user to modify and approve medication information content to be placed into the electronic formulary file.
30. The article of manufacture of claim 21 wherein the medication information content displayed is based on patient orders for a specified patient.
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February 17, 2004
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